Steinernema - Wikipedia
Steinernema is a genus of nematodes in the family of Steinernematidae. [2][3][4] The genus Steinernema is named after the nematologist Gotthold Steiner. [5] Nematodes of this genus have been shown to be effective as a biological control for agricultural pests of the Scarabaeidae family, such as Maladera formosae.
Steinernema carpocapsae , beneficial nematode (Sc) - Cornell CALS
Beneficial nematodes, including Steinernema carpocapsae (or Sc, for short) live in the soil and are lethal parasites of many species of insects including important pests [13]. These nematodes are living organisms, and thus require specific conditions and handling to be effective.
Steinernema carpocapsae - Wikipedia
Steinernema carpocapsae is an entomopathogenic nematode and a member of the family Steinernematidae. It is a parasitic roundworm that has evolved an insect-killing symbiosis with bacteria, and kills its hosts within a few days of infection.
Isolation, identification, and pathogenicity of Steinernema ...
2020年8月31日 · The isolate was identified as Steinernema carpocapsae BPS and its bacterial symbiont as Xenorhabus nematophila BPS. Adults of both pests were susceptible to S. carpocapsae indicating this EPN potential for its management.
Steinernema carpocapsae nematode controls over thirty two …
Steinernema carpocapsae nematodes are currently used as the most effective biological control agents for control of insect pests of many crops, cats and dogs.
Steinernema - UC Davis
2024年5月10日 · Feeding: The symbiotic complex of entomopathogenic nematode (EPN) and bacterium actively searches, infects and kills the host, propagates in the host, and produces progeny to start a new life cycle after leaving the host (Gotz et al., 1981).
The entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema hermaphroditum …
2021年10月11日 · The entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema hermaphroditum is a self-fertilizing hermaphrodite and a genetically tractable system for the study of parasitic and mutualistic symbiosis. Mengyi Cao, Hillel T Schwartz, Chieh-Hsiang Tan, and Paul W Sternberg. B Conradt, Editor.
The genome, transcriptome, and proteome of the nematode ...
2016年11月23日 · The entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae has been widely used for the biological control of insect pests. It shares a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Xenorhabdus...
Excreted secreted products from the parasitic nematode
2022年8月20日 · Steinernema carpocapsae is an entomopathogenic nematode (EPN) that rapidly infects and kills a wide range of insect hosts and has been linked to host immunosuppression during the initial stages...
Steinernema carpocapsae: Trends in Parasitology - Cell Press
2023年1月20日 · Steinernema and Heterorhabditis are not closely related phylogenetically but they share many characteristics via convergent evolution. Over 100 species of Steinernema have been described. Here we focus on Steinernema carpocapsae.